Study in China, Chinese Government Scholarship Programmes

Chinese Scholarship Programmes

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Chinese Government Scholarship Scheme
provide both full scholarships and partial scholarships to international students and scholars. The scheme supports students who come to study in China as undergraduates, postgraduates, Chinese language students, general scholars and senior scholars. Applicants may apply for the scholarship through the competent authorities, appointed institutions or the Chinese diplomatic missions in their home countries.
Recruitment Quota Specified on MOEC Scholarship Scheme MOEC in accordance with educational exchange agreements or understandings reached between Chinese government and governments of other countries, education organs, institutions and relevant international organizations

CHINA/UNESCO – the Great Wall Fellowship Scheme
for candidates recommended by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Scholarships for general scholar and senior scholar are eligible. Applicants may apply to the UNESCO National Committee in the applicant’s home country
25 scholarships available in 2008 MOEC

Study in Asia Scholarship Scheme
to stimulate the mobility of Asian students and scholars in Asian area, to strengthen mutual understanding among the people from Asian countries，to develop cooperation and exchange in fields of education, and to promote Asian education quality. Applicants may apply to the Chinese diplomatic missions in the applicant’s home country.
20 scholarships available in 2008 MOEC

Chinese Government Scholarship program (EU Window)
for European youth from senior middle school or college to learn Chinese in China. Applicants may apply to Mission of P. R China to the European Union. CSC does not accept individual applications.
100 scholarships available in 2008 MOEC

Distinguished International Students Scholarship Scheme
to sponsor outstanding international students who have finished their Bachelor’s or Master’s education in China and have been enrolled by designated Chinese institutions as Master’s or Doctoral candidates or are now carrying out their Master’s or Doctoral studies in those institutions. Applicants may apply to CSC for the scholarship through recommendation of their host institutions.
100 scholarships available in 2008 MOEC

Chinese Culture Research Fellowship Scheme
to sponsor overseas scholars and specialists of Chinese culture to conduct short-term research in China. Applicants may apply to CSC through the recommendation of relevant Chinese institutions of higher education, authorities or the Chinese diplomatic missions in their home countries or directly to CSC.
30 scholarships available in 2008 MOEC

Short-term Scholarship Scheme for Foreign Teachers of Chinese Language
to sponsor international teachers of Chinese language to do short-term training and research in China. Applicants may apply to CSC through the Chinese diplomatic missions in their home countries or directly to CSC. Recruitment Quota Specified on MOEC Scholarship Scheme) MOEC

Details of the Chinese Government Scholarships	Content	Application	Language Used in Teaching	Recruitment of Scholarship Students	Contact
Full scholarship	Exempt from registration fee, tuition fee, fee for laboratory experiment, fee for internship, fee for basic learning materials and intramural accommodation;	a. Applicants should meet the basic qualifications prescribed in the Application Procedures, and must fill in the application forms strictly in accordance with requirements	The Chinese institutions of higher education generally use Chinese as instruction language. Applicants with no command of Chinese are generally required to take Chinese language courses for 1-2 years before their major studies. In some institutions, some courses set for general scholars, senior scholars and postgraduate students can be conducted in English	"a. CSC will review all the application materials sent by the appointed authorities. CSC is authorized to make necessary adjustments on the proposed institutions, specialties and duration of the applicant’s study in China. The application will not be processed if it is inconsistent with the recruitment requirements or the application materials are incomplete. "	Contact China Scholarship Council Telephone and E-mail: Asia: 0086-10-66093923 yongq@csc.edu.cn Central Asia: 0086-10-66093926/3925 jiangyuan@csc.edu.cn xmsun@csc.edu.cn Africa: 0086-10-66093919/3920 sswu@csc.edu.cn lmeng@csc.edu.cn Europe: 0086-10-66093921/3920 ljyu@csc.edu.cn lmeng@csc.edu.cn America & Oceania 0086-10-66093926/3925 jiangyuan@csc.edu.cn xmsun@csc.edu.cn Fax: 0086-10-66093915 http://www.csc.edu.cn Address: Level 13, Building A3, No.9 Chegongzhuang Avenue, Beijing 100044, P. R. China
	Living allowance and a one-off settlement subsidy;	b. They also need to provide relevant application materials including notarized photocopies of diplomas, transcripts, study plan, health certificate and recommendation letters		"b. Qualified applications will be forwarded to the institutions and the final decision whether to admit the applicants or not will be made by them. If the applicant has been accepted by an institution (122 institutions specified by MOEC listed in the Directory) prior to application, the applicant is required to enclose the relevant admission letters."
	Fee for outpatient medical service, Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Benefit Plan for International Students in China;	Application materials for scholarships must reach CSC before the deadline as specified in Application Procedures via the embassy in China or the Chinese diplomatic missions in the applicant’s home country		"c. Scholarship applicants accepted by Chinese institutions of higher education will be officially awarded the Chinese Government Scholarship with endorsement from CSC and submitted to MOEC for the record."
	A hard-seat train ticket between the port of entry on registration or the port of departure on graduation and the city where the host university or the university of Chinese language studies(or the university of preparatory education) is located (a hard-berth train ticket for over-night trip).	c. Application materials arrived after the deadline will not be processed. Please check the attached Application Procedures for details.		"d. CSC will send the List of Accepted Students, Admission Notice and Visa Application Form for Study In China (JW201) to the relevant dispatching authorities by July 31, so as to have the documents forwarded to the students."
Partial scholarship	One or some items of the full scholarship (one-off settlement subsidy and one-off inter-city travel allowance not included).	d. The application season for the Chinese Government Scholarship Program is from January to April 2008. Details on the application procedures should be consulted directly to the dispatching organization in the applicant’s home country.
International travel expenses	Applicants are expected to meet their own international travel expenses unless it is set otherwise in bilateral agreements or arrangements.